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KUCS181T1 KitchenAid Trash Compactor - Instructions

All Instructions for the KUCS181T1

door would open during drying cycle and shut off machine

Got online with parts select, easily found the parts needed and ordered them. They arrived very quickly. The repair itself took all of 5 minutes and now the dryer door stays shut like it is supposed to. Only complaint is shipping was more than the parts but then again, I didn't waste a lot of time running all over town looking for what I needed. So, in the long run I saved money , especially when compared to a calling someone else to fix it.(big bucks for even the most minor service call as you all know).

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Robert from Rochester, NY
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins

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door kept pooping open, clothes took forever to dry. Lot of wasted time and energy and money. Wish we would have reapired a long time ago.

pop off put in done

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William from Murrieta, CA
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Pliers

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dryer door kept popping open

following the repair video made it super easy. thanks!

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vangelis from rosemead, CA
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Pliers, Screw drivers

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latch inside door popped out

Order one new latch, receive 2 spares. Pushed new latch in, re oriented the catch. was done in less than 5 min

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zachery from snoqualmie, WA
Difficulty Level:
Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers

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door wasn't shutting

Just pulled the old parts out on door latch and put the new ones in. Thanks Parts Select for your prompt response and easy process for order and shipment.

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Tom from Crystal Lake, IL
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Pliers, Screw drivers

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door would not close

Slipped screwdriver on top and bottom of catch and pullef out. Pressed new catch in plact. Job finished.

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Daniel from Stratford, CT
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers

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Plastic catch broke

little more than vedio showed has a see thru door had to tke door off machine then was easy replacement and re install

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Charles from North Chesterfield, VA
Difficulty Level:
A Bit Difficult
Total Repair Time:
30 - 60 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers

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The door would pop open and the catch was broken

When I got the door catch, I held it in a pair of pliers and pushed it right into place. The door would still pop open. After awhile, I realized that the door was bent, probably by a small child climbing up on it. I had to loosen some of the screws that held the door on in order to relieve the tension in the door so that it would stay closed. As long as it continues to work, I won't worry about replacing the door. It's in a rental house anyway.

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Janice from Syracuse, IN
Difficulty Level:
Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Pliers

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door catch broke off

just the way the video showd me

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barbara from san diego, CA
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
15 - 30 mins
Tools:
Pliers, Screw drivers

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The dryer door catches needed to be replaced

I watched the video provided first to get an idea of how it should go. The dryer I have had a different kind of door, so those instructions didn't apply. You probably don't want to publish the way I ended up fixing it, but it did work eventually. Saved me over $500!! Thank you!

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Lisa from Sussex, WI
Difficulty Level:
A Bit Difficult
Total Repair Time:
15 - 30 mins
Tools:
Pliers

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The catch on the dryer door had to be replaced

Six(6) screws were removed to separate the front and rear sections of the dryer door to get access to the rear of the catch.Pliers were used to maneuver the catch through the opening in the cabinet from the rear. The new catch was easily snapped into the catch opening from the front of the door.

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Vincent A. from Gibsonia, PA
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Pliers

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Door latch broke

Exactlyt how your video showed me. I was a bit skeptical, but it was the easiest repair ever.Thank you

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Leandra from Miami, FL
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Nutdriver, Pliers

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Dryer door would not close and latch on both catches w/o pushing them shut individually.

Our make/model was not on the online instruction, but it was similar. Ours had a glass (plastic)front window in the door. To remove the top catch you had to take out the top four screws that hold the door together (philips head screws) allowing you to pull back the gray plastic strip to access the top latch, then replace it like in the online directions using a needle nose pliers. The bottom catch, once the two remaining the screws were out gives you access to the bottom catch. Remove it with the pliers and snap the new ones into place. You can completely take out the window when you replace the bottom latch if you want.

Parts Used:

David from Middleton, WI
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers

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The latch at top came off.

It snapped right in. Works perfect.

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Tonya from Aberdeen, MS
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins

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Door keeps opening while clothes are drying

I watched the video and after that made the repair, it was very easy and the video was a really big help. From start to finish it took me no longer than 10 minutes.

Parts Used:

Patrick from Sanford, NC
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Pliers, Screw drivers

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